Feroz Khan for community participation in education system
KARGIL: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmed Khan Saturday said that the active participation of community in the management of teaching learning activities in Government run schools in the district can play a pivotal role in giving a new meaning to educational activities in such schools. This he said would pave a […]
Dir Horticulture reviews functioning of dept in North Kashmir
BARAMULLA: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat Saturday chaired a meeting to take stock of various developmental activities/programmes being undertaken in the districts of Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora in Horticulture sector. The meeting was attended by Deputy Director Horticulture Kashmir, Chief Horticulture Officers of concerned Districts, Executive Engineer (P&M), District and Zonal officers. During the […]
Two drug peddlers arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police Srinagar Saturday arrested a drug peddler and seized contraband from his possession. Ayaz Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar, a resident of Kursoo Rajbagh Srinagar was arrested by police at a checkpoint and Charas weighing 50gm was recovered from his possession. He has been shifted to Police Station Shergheri where he remains […]
DC Kargil conducts Public Darbar at Drass
KARGIL: In order to take on spot appraisal of the problems, demands and grievances of the people of Drass area, Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Baseer ul Haq Choudhary Saturday convened a public darbar at Dak Bungalow Drass. The Deputy Commissioner was accompanied by SDM Drass Pawan Kotwal, District Panchayat Officer Shabir Hussain, Executive […]
Amarnath Yatra: 16,916 pilgrims pay obeisance at the Holy Cave
SRINAGAR: On the 13th day of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, 16,916 Yatris paid obeisance at the Holy Cave on Saturday. Till date, 1,73,978 Yatris had the darshan of the Shivling at the Holy Cave.
Only ten lakh tourists visited Kashmir in 2017: Trade Body
Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I) has expressed concern over the meagre number of tourist arrivals in Jammu and Kashmir especially Kashmir valley as compared to the other states of late. KCC&I President Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad said that only 10 lakh tourists had visited Kashmir during 2017. Out of the 73 lakhs […]
Shopian village without electricity
Shopian: Amid summer heat, residents of Chiddipora village in Chitragam tehsil of south Kashmir’s Shopian district are without electricity for the last several days as authorities have failed to repair their damaged transformer. The villagers said the 63 KV transformer allotted to them developed technical snag three times in the last weeks resulting in immense […]
Protest held at Sopore against fresh highway restrictions
Sopore: Coordination Committee Sopore along with members of Fruit Traders held a protest on Friday against the fresh highway restrictions and demanded immediate revocation of restriction order. Scores of members of various civil organisations of Sopore including Traders’ Federation Sopore, Civil Society Sopore, Economic Alliance Sopore, Northern Pharmaceutical Distributers Association and Industrial Estate Sopore under […]
Six youth arrested for stone pelting in Sopore village
Sopore: At least six youth were arrested by police during intervening night of Thursday and Friday in Warpora village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police arrested the youth identified as Aadil Ahmad War, Shahnawaz Ahmad War, Zahoor Ahmad War, Tariq Ahmad War, Irfan Ahmad Malik and Irshad Ahmad Malik after raiding many residential […]
Anchar, Khushalsar, Gilsar lakes under threat, state government unconcerned: NC
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Friday sought elucidation from the Ministry of Environment on the “pitiable condition” of the Anchar, Kushal Sar and Gilsar lakes in the valley. In response to the query raised by party President Dr Farooq Abdullah, the concerned ministry said that Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had […]
